5 h. ago London construction firm fined £50,000 after workers seriously injured in building collapse

The injured included a 62-year-old welder and a 31-year-old bricklayer, both of whom suffered life-changing injuries

Economics

6 h. ago Dozens of kids injured as school evacuated over suspected 'gas' incident

A total of 34 elementary school students were treated for injuries after tear gas was reportedly sprayed in a building of the education facility in Berlin's Moabit suburb

Events

12 h. ago Airline staff being trained to bar people without visas from flights to UK

Exclusive: Foreign secretary says training for 9,000 workers at European carriers is step towards more secure bordersThousands of European airline staff are being trained to stop people boarding flights to Britain without valid visas, in a move billed by the foreign secretary as a digital upgrade to border controls.David Lammy said the measures marked a step towards “more secure, more digital and more effective” borders, but the move could raise questions about human rights safeguards. Continue reading...

Politics

34 h. ago Readers Letters: It's almost as if both SNP and Labour are fine with bus firm leaving Scotland

It’s not just the SNP who should have been doing more to help Scottish bus firm, says reader

Politics

52 h. ago North Korea will send 5,000 military construction workers to Russia, Kremlin says

Sergei Shoigu says North Korean workers will help repair damage from Ukrainian incursion in Kursk

Events

54 h. ago The stunning 21st century transformation of London’s historic Kings Cross

The stunning 21st century transformation of London’s historic Kings Cross  constructconnect.com

Politics

69 h. ago I paid £83.50 for just an HOUR of parking after firm fined me for a 'stupid reason'

Lenny Samms (pictured), 63, of Eastbourne, told MailOnline he received an £85 charge in early January for the totally accidental breach in October last year.

Economics

3 d. ago North Sea firm fined £300k after workers descended into water

The horrifying incident happened on a floating platform in the North Sea during a night shift.

Economics

3 d. ago DNA testing firm 23andMe fined £2.31m for ‘serious security failings’

A cyber attack on the genetic testing firm saw personal information of 155,592 UK residents accessed in a major cyber attack in 2023.

Economics

3 d. ago DNA testing firm 23andMe fined £2.3m by UK regulator for 2023 data hack

Information stolen from US company included details of 150,000 British residents including family treesThe genetic testing company 23andMe has been fined more than £2.3m for failing to protect the personal information of more than 150,000 UK residents after a large-scale cyberattack in 2023.Family trees, health reports, names and postcodes were among the sensitive data hacked from the California-based company. It only confirmed the breach months after the infiltration started and once an employee saw the stolen data advertised for sale on the social media platform Reddit, according to the UK Information Commissioner’s Office – which levied the fine. Continue reading...

Economics

3 d. ago Deadly Russia drone attack hits residential building in Kyiv with 14 killed and 55 injured

Russia has launched a major missile and drone attack on Kyiv overnight, killing 14 people and wounding 55 in one of the deadliest attacks on the capital in months.

Events

5 d. ago Man dies and girl, eight, injured after horror blaze breaks out at four

Police officers spotted the fire tearing through the property on the corner of Scott Street and South Street, Perth, while they were patrolling the area at around 1.50am yesterday.

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5 d. ago Man dead and girl, 8, injured after fire tears through building

Another man is in hospital and around 40 people were evacuated

Events

5 d. ago Could this airy London office expansion be a new model for sustainable construction?

Could this airy London office expansion be a new model for sustainable construction?  wallpaper.com

Society

1 week ago Mail's shocking 'cash for visas' scam expose shows the UK is an 'immigration free for all', Shadow Justice Minister Robert Jenrick warns

The senior Tory MP hailed our 'crucial' undercover probe which revealed firms charge up to £22,000 to provide 'skilled' jobs in the UK for underqualified foreign workers.

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1 week ago Cash for visas scandal: Corrupt immigration advisers ‘charge migrants up to £22,000 for skilled worker visas’

The scam allegedly involves immigration advisers coaching foreign workers to overstate their levels of education and experience to secure visas to come to the UK

Economics

2 w. ago Construction emerges as major source of black carbon in central London

Construction emerges as major source of black carbon in central London  Phys.org

Politics

2 w. ago US jobs market slows down as businesses cope with Trump trade war uncertainty

May’s jobs report was dragged down by loss of 22,000 federal workers’ jobs as Doge cut positionsThe US economy added 139,000 jobs in May, a slowdown compared with recent months as American businesses cope with uncertainty around Donald Trump’s continuing trade war.After signs of a strong labor market in April – which was largely seen as resiliency against teetering trade policy from the White House – May saw a drop in new jobs added to the labor market, according to new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The unemployment rate remained steady at 4.2%, unchanged from last month. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Popular central London restaurant accused of exploiting illegal workers amid 'modern slavery' claims

Fei Er Cottage has failed to pay a £180,000 fine for hiring illegal workers, the Home Office said

Events

2 w. ago TikTok viral London restaurant accused of exploiting illegal workers and 'modern slavery'

Fei Er Cottage has failed to pay a £180,000 fine for hiring illegal workers, the Home Office said

Events